Cornelius News
Business, retail FAQs for reopening
What requirements do retail businesses need to follow? • Direct customers and staff to stay at least six feet apart except at point of sale if applicable • Limit occupancy to not more than 50 percent of stated fire capacity and ensure that social distancing of six feet apart is possible • Mark six feet […]
Over 1 million meals distributed to kids in need by CMS amidst COVID-19 crisis
May 6. If you’re sailing through the COVID-19 pandemic without too much trouble, it might be worthwhile to remember those who aren’t. In addition to the tragedy unfolding at Autumn Care in Cornelius, there have been 477 deaths statewide, due to COVID-19, according to the North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services. The state’s […]
Noise walls: No dark sarcasm, please
May 6. By Dave Vieser. Curious about those noise walls going up on I-77 in Cornelius? Well, here’s the scoop. The Town Board some years back decided to ask NCDOT for a fancier design than the standard noise wall. The fancier noise walls cost an additional $294,700 but the town didn’t have to foot the […]
Death toll now 17 at Autumn Care Cornelius
May 5. By Dave Yochum. There have been three more patient deaths at Autumn Care of Cornelius, making 17 total at the nursing home on Zion Avenue in Cornelius. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reports 21 cases among staffers, and 39 among patients. The number of cases among staff members remained the […]
Phase 1 of reopening begins 5 pm Friday
May 5. Phase 1 of reopening North Carolina for business begins Friday at 5 pm. Gov. Roy Cooper has signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At Home order, easing certain COVID-19 restrictions. Certain businesses remain closed as the state continues battling COVID-19, including personal care businesses, entertainment venues and gyms. The […]
Rate of increase in positive COVID-19 test results slowing down
May 5. By Dave Yochum. Today’s report from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services indicates that the number of COVID-19 cases rose 3.4 percent overnight, from 11,848 yesterday to 12,256 as of 11 am today. Meanwhile, the state appears to be moving toward the first phase of a reopening, with the stay-at-home order […]
Jazz Festival won’t miss a beat
May 5. As social distancing and the need to avoid in-person, high-attendance meetings and events continues, more groups are figuring out how they will be holding events virtually. The Cornelius PARC and the Smithville CommUNITY Coalition are transitioning The Cornelius Jazz Festival this year to a virtual celebration via live-stream on Saturday, May 16, 5-8 […]
Town manager: COVID-19 will impact budget about $1.6 million
May 5. By Dave Vieser. Town Manager Andrew Grant is forecasting that the town will have to absorb a roughly $1.6 million hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the larger categories to be impacted include a drop in sales tax revenue, as well as the loss of fees from a wide variety of park […]
From Novant to HMG to Atrium: How to follow your doctor
May 5. The doctors and their teams who left Houston Medical Group and partnered with Atrium Health have been assigned to office locations and most have a date to start seeing patients. Patients can get information at https://atriumhealth.org/Welcome or call 704-468-8892 for help or information. Also, Atrium expects to be able to provide services via […]
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid heading to Charlotte-Mecklenburg
May 5. Legislators in Raleigh are coming together to help dig North Carolina out of the COVID-19 crisis. The federal government has given North Carolina $3.5 billion to spend on COVID-19 relief. The NC General Assembly has approved spending $1.6 billion of it. Mecklenburg County has received about $40 million from the federal government to […]
